Leandro Trossard became the first player to bag a hattrick of assists in the first half of an away game as Arsenal trounced Fulham three-nil.
The Gunners restored their five-point advantage at the top of the Premier League table in outstanding fashion with a ruthless, resounding victory at the Craven Cottage.
Gabriel Martinelli had already had a goal narrowly ruled out for offside by the Video Assistant Referee before defender Gabriel headed in Leandro Trossard’s corner after 21 minutes – the first of a trio of assists for the Belgian.
Trossard then crossed for Martinelli to beat the static Antonee Robinson to head home at the far post five minutes later, before providing the delivery for captain Martin Odegaard’s cool finish in first-half stoppage time.
Martin Odegaard’s goal means Arsenal are now the second team in Europe’s top five leagues to have three players with 10+ league goals this season – the other side being PSG with Mbappe, Messi and Neymar – with the Arsenal captain joining Martinelli and Bukayo Saka.
Arsenal were always in control of the game and Arteta was able to re-introduce influential striker Gabriel Jesus for the first time since he required knee surgery after being injured playing for Brazil against Cameroon at the World Cup for a 13-minute cameo.